I never felt like an Amanda.
— Ava Max
I think we all have different personalities... and even in relationships, we can be called psycho, and we can be called sweet, based on what the person feels about you.
My mom cooks traditional Albanian food for every holiday. She's an amazing cook.
My heritage has definitely shaped my music and my character in a lot of ways.
My parents worked super hard when they came to America. They had three jobs each. I didn't really see them that much.
When I'm on stage I become a different beast.
I used to always say teleportation for those times when you want to skip the commute, the traffic, the wait. Now, however, I think I'd really love the power to just heal people. Heal sickness, sadness, and pain. It's really all the world needs.
If I can make someone's day brighter, happier, better, that makes me happier.
I'm always calling my family and I'm like, 'I can't wait to pay you guys back.' They have been my true supporters since I was eight years old.
I think for me personally, I have a lot sides to me.
She's been around so long and she doesn't disappoint ever. Gaga also thinks out of the box and that's what the best artists do.
Oh my gosh, I mean, I've had many experiences of men calling me psycho.
My whole family is pretty talented, I feel like.
I definitely don't like red carpets. I go on the red carpet because I have to but I'm not a big fan. That's not my thing. I'd rather be in the studio making music and performing.
Both my uncles were in bands, my grandpa was a comedian who wore clown makeup on stage.
It was very tough to get people to believe in my project. Everyone had their own ideas, and they wanted to mold me into something I wasn't.
It's important to do something outside the box, and maybe that'll inspire people do also do something outside the box.
I don't want to go to the designer that everyone is going to. I want to find a designer that maybe no one's paying attention to... And I'm not afraid to wear something crazy and ridiculous.
I think you should never really feel like you've 'made it.'
So Am I' is sonically like similar to 'Psycho' and energy-wise.
I think I was super young when I decided I wanted to be in music and be a singer.
Sweet But Psycho' blew up pretty much overnight after my 10-year struggle. It's hilarious when people say it was overnight, because it was not overnight.
It is sometimes fun when you party and listen to those fun songs but they don't have a lot of meaning behind them.
I don't have one song about partying.
My favorite part about writing a song is really when it's released, and I can see that it relates to so many people.
I definitely want my music to make people happy.
If it doesn't make me dance, I don't want to put it out.
Whenever I'm feeling down, I remind myself that my flaws make me perfect, because in reality there is no perfect.
Like, back in Albania, all my cousins sing, they play the drums, they play guitar, it's like... a thing!
I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.
We need more pop songs and more empowering songs.
Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.
You don't know who you are when you're 14.
Shooting the 'Torn' music video was a dream come true.
Guys like to gaslight us, and it's not cool. And it happens so much; it's happened to me in relationships. It's happened to me where I have been cheated on, and I felt so sad and angry, like it wasn't my fault, but that was because the person was gaslighting me into thinking it was my fault.
I think, personally for me I always work on the next goal and wanna figure out how to achieve it.
Everybody has felt a little sweet but psycho, and I'm sure everybody has been called sweet but psycho.
I always wanna feel comfortable in my clothes.
I feel like I grow wings on stage.
Drinking and partying never appealed to me in lyrics - they don't have a lot of meaning behind them.
I am straight up, unapologetically pop.
I'm really involved when it comes to creating the video concepts.
Uma Thurman is amazing. She's just great.
In general, I love dance-pop music with some soul and a dash of R&B.
So Am I' is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in - just celebrating what really makes you different.
My grandma used to sing. I feel like it's in our blood!
Really, I just want to help my family, my friends and people in general.
I want more people to speak up about issues, like equal pay.
My family is very musical.
School was not a good experience. I would get bullied. It was really hard for me to get along with people who didn't have the same goals, so I just wanted to get to California.
